MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	229% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 13:09
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 255 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 788 79% 644 Pts	64-Core 987 61% 987 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 166 Parallax 162 141% 167 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 144 Splatting 105 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 1,293 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 789 791 787 790 792 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,062 Write 678 Mixed 614 SusWrite 788 227% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 55.9 208% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 929 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 843 613% 802 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 273%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 54GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 112 124 77 92 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 434 Mixed 367 SusWrite 117 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 33.2 144% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 194 172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 480GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 161 160 162 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 85 Write 86.2 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 161 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 25.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 78%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	82x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	28x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	11x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,963 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16